Nonprofit · EIN 85-0257595
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,436,779 | $1,947,059 | $489,720 | $4,266,602 | $477,308 | $3,789,294 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,316,487 | $1,719,570 | $596,917 | $3,761,024 | $509,435 | $3,251,589 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,270,407 | $1,616,582 | $653,825 | $3,069,829 | $452,391 | $2,617,438 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,791,321
- of which government grants
- $161,240
- Membership dues
- $216,217
- Program service revenue
- $253,520
- Investment income
- $83,898
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$134,412
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $399,833
- Other revenue
- $308,040
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $265,432
- Other salaries and wages
- $525,629
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $882,427
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,871
- Travel
- $25,596
- Depreciation
- $3,572
- Program services (functional)
- $1,480,703
- Management and general (functional)
- $131,195
- Fundraising (functional)
- $335,161
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,761,024
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,266,602
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $477,308
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,789,294
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $675,000
- Publicly traded securities
- $668,371
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,463,629
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,325,665
- Gross receipts
- $3,052,733
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 240
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- NM
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL EATON | FMR ED-EFF 0 Officer | 40 | $134,828 | $6,270 |
| SHANNON ROBERTS | FMR CFO-EFF Officer | 40 | $98,139 | $3,007 |
| DAN TREIBEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| D'NETTE WOOD | 1ST VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT FOSSUO | 2ND VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GAFFNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA RICE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB NELSON | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA TYSSELING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CABOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY CHENOWETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA COOK-JULIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET QUINTANA-COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DAVIS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE DOZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIENNE GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HECKROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MADELYNNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN SEXSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY SPROULS LLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH TURPIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT WHEELIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE LIROSI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA GALLEGOS-MACIAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BUNNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY KUES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY ROACH MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY FIORILLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BUSH | EXEC DIR-EFF Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL EATON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,656 | $9,944 |
| SHANNON ROBERTS | CFO Officer | 40 | $85,276 | $2,732 |
| ROB NELSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN TREIBEL | 1ST VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| D'NETTE WOOD | 2ND VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GAFFNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LARISSA BYRD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA RICE | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA TYSSELING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT FOSSUO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNORE ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIMISH BHATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS BUSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CABOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY CHENOWETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET QUINTANA-COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DAVIS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE DOZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HECKROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HURD-KNIEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELYNNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAQUEL LEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY ROACH-MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SCOTT MD JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN SEXSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY SPROULS LLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH TURPIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY FIORILLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SMIGIELSKI-GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL EATON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $110,552 | $8,484 |
| SHANNON ROBERTS | CFO Officer | 40 | $96,184 | $6,650 |
| LYNORE ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIMISH BHATT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS BUSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARISSA BYRD | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE DOZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY FIORILLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT FOSSUO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY GAFFNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE HAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY HARGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HECKROTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HURD-KNIEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SCOTT MD JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADELYNNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAQUEL LEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY SPROULS LLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO LOPEZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY ROACH MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA MCWILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DAVIS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE NELSON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB NELSON | 1ST VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA NGUYEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON SAAVEDRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SMIGIELSKI-GARCIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN TREIBEL | 2ND VICE CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXA TYSSELING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| D'NETTE WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1209 MOUNTAIN RD PL NE 4136, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87110-7825
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SARAH BUSH, PO BOX 25446, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87125
- Signed the 990
- SARAH BUSH, EXEC DIR-EFF 06/2025
- Phone
- (505) 841-2801
- Return prepared by
- LOFTIS & LOVATO GROUP
Mission
THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION WILL RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS FOR THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY & SCIENCE THROUGH A VARIETY OF DEFINED FUNDRAISING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE DYNATHEATER WHICH PROVIDES MUSEUM PATRONS WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONAL FILMS RELATED TO NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE.Expenses $358,068 · revenue $206,107
- THE FOUNDATION MANAGES THE FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL GRANTS, STATE GRANTS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND PROGRAM FEES FOR THE MUSEUM.Expenses $866,261 · revenue $47,413
- THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE NATUREWORKS STORE WHICH SELLS NATURAL HISTORY RELATED ITEMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS INCLUDING BOOKS, VIDEOS, POSTERS, PUZZLES, GAMES AND SCIENCE KITS.Expenses $256,374 · revenue $659,489
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-0257595
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,266,602
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,052,733
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,436,779 | $1,947,059 | $4,266,602 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,316,487 | $1,719,570 | $3,761,024 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,270,407 | $1,616,582 | $3,069,829 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,457,992 | $1,222,173 | $2,394,217 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 85-0257595).
Questions about NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION is 85-0257595.
- Is NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SARAH BUSH.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $134,828 (ABIGAIL EATON, FMR ED-EFF 0).
- How much revenue does NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,436,779, expenses of $1,947,059 and total assets of $4,266,602 at year end.
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